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الدحلمة

Root entry · 3 derived lemmas

This root pertains to the act of causing something to fall or descend, particularly from a high place like a mountain or into a deep place like a well. It implies a forceful or deliberate action of making something go down.

Derived headwords

دَحْلَمَverb
  1. 1.
    to cause to fallclassical

    To make something descend or fall, especially from a height or into a pit.

دُحْلِمَverb
  1. 1.
    to be made to fallclassical

    To be caused to descend or fall, especially from a height or into a pit.

الدَّحْلَمَةnoun
  1. 1.
    descentclassical

    The act or process of causing something to fall or descend.

Parallel reading

دهورتك الشيء من جبل أو في بئر
You caused the thing to fall from a mountain or into a well.